title: A new problem. Contamination of botanicals by phthalates. Rapid detection tests.
abstract: The purity of solvents used in medical, herbal and food products is an essential prerequisite. This communication is focused on the possible occurrence of phthalates contaminant derived from the utilisation of plastic containers for solvents instead of glass containers. The contamination must be detected also in the derived marketed extracts, like botanical food supplements.
authors.affiliation: a Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma 'La Sapienza' , Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma , Italy;
authors.forename: Armandodoriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foddai
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toniolo
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000032:analysis*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis; D004340:Drug Contamination; D006801:Humans; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D028321:Plant Preparations; D010968:Plasticizers; C032279:phthalic acid